Those
who love the oldies (as well as those who
actually go back that far) know that in late
1959 Johnny Preston had a hit with "Running
Bear". The song told the story of an Indian
Brave who loved Little White Dove, who
belonged to a tribe at war with Running
Bear's. Despite this obstacle, all that
separated the two would-be lovers was a raging
river.

I recently did a
handwriting analysis presentation for a group
of visitors to Las Vegas. One quality
that I noted in about 10 percent of the
visitors was something graphologists refer to
as “rivers”. It is a large space that
occurs between words in the writing.

I personally refer to it as
‘Plexiglas Shields’. In other words, the
writer believes he/she is connecting to others
and he/she believes they are connecting to
them, but the reality is there are these
invisible shields or walls between the writer
and others.

There can be several reasons for this
‘isolation’. One woman that I spoke with
about her ‘rivers’ agreed and revealed she
believes the reason is due to her recent loss
of hearing in one ear. We discussed this
further, how the loss of hearing is causing
her to lose confidence in her social skills,
and how she is staying home more and
more. When she does go out, she tends to
remain quiet rather than initiate
conversation, as she had once done. I
suggested that she take a lip reading course
and she lit up at that, as she had not
considered it a possibility before.

A young man in the group also had
‘rivers’ in his writing. His rivers were
occurring for an entirely different
reason. He had been married about 5
years and he has a 1-year-old child.
Life changed after his son’s birth. He
adores his son, however he is not using his
communication skills to further his
relationship with his wife. Instead, he
ignored the growing chasm between himself and
his wife; she began asking for more of his
time and asking for his participation.
He became angry and the walls went into place,
probably on both sides. They are now
headed towards divorce. Marriage
counseling could probably help them get back
in touch with each other, their selves and
their goals.

A young woman I spoke with is
isolating herself. She is a very bright
girl in her late 20s. The thinking
processes in her handwriting show that she
would be excellent in business, training,
public relations, marketing and sales.
However, there is something holding her back
from manifesting her talents and she is
developing ‘rivers’ which will hold her back
from her success. She believes it may be
a fear of success, or a fear of taking
responsibility.

Another young woman’s handwriting
showing the ‘rivers’ indicated that she had
been kept overly protected throughout her
life. She was lacking in social
opportunities in school and at home to build
her confidence and her interaction
skills.

You can see where people who suddenly
lose a sense, or a partner, or have a trauma
occur can become isolated especially if they
do not have supportive friends, colleagues or
family. Sometimes family and friends do
not know that the person with ‘rivers’ needs
their help. People can inadvertently say
things that lack compassion or understanding
thus causing the ‘rivers’ to get wider.

The key thing is, be aware of
your connections with your friends, family,
and colleagues. Be gentle with yourself
and others. Ask for help when you need
it, and offer it to others.

Running Bear and Little White Dove
decided that being together, even in the
"Happy Hunting Ground", was worth overcoming
the river. Our "rivers" start out as trickles
but can become uncrossable. All it takes is
our inattention.

Notes:
One characteristic
does not mean anything by itself. It
is important to synthesize everything that
is in the writing i.e., the depth, slant,
margins, other qualities etc. So
please do not tell people that you “know”
they are “this” or “that” because of
anything you read in a handwriting analysis
article. It is important to study
handwriting analysis in depth to really know
all the qualities that go into evaluation.
Musical reference in this article provided
by Musician Michael E. Tucker.

Certified
Graphoanalyst Kathleen Dickinson uses her
training in handwriting analysis to bring
to light hidden facets of personality with
a goal of optimizing both the personal and
professional In her capacity as owner and
proprietor of Dynamic Impressions,
Kathleen offers her breadth of experience
to both individuals and organizations with
the goal of facilitating personal and
professional success. For more information
please visit
http://www.dynamicimpressions.com
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